Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence — Brentwood, Maryland, March 1952

This document collection pertains to a UFO sighting reported by a civilian employee of the Interstate Commerce Commission residing in Brentwood, Maryland. The witness reported observing a V-formation of unidentified objects in the sky during the middle of the day on either March 22 or March 29, 1952. The witness described the objects as oval-shaped and grey, noting that they appeared to be traveling in a northerly direction at a high altitude, estimated to be at least two miles. The witness further described the formation as 'fluttering,' with individual objects dropping slightly behind the main group before catching up, and estimated the speed of the formation to be faster than a jet plane. The witness explicitly compared the sighting to the well-known Lubbock, Texas, photographs taken by Carl Hart, Jr. in August 1951. The documentation includes a Project 10073 record card, internal Air Force correspondence between AFOIN-V/TC and ATIAA-2C, and the original letter from the witness to the Department of the Air Force. The Air Force internal communications indicate that while the report was forwarded for information and retention, no specific investigation was conducted, and the official conclusion recorded on the project card was 'Insufficient Data.' The documents reflect the administrative process of handling civilian reports within the Air Force intelligence structure during the early 1950s, specifically under the auspices of Project Blue Book and its predecessor, Project 10073.